Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 82-46-Senate Bill in Criminal Justice System — reading text

ry . be fensss he a ek oy ee 4 - RESOLUTION Z2-YC Sy bed . . . : q x a 4 ates a a ore og sy WHEREAS, Citizens throughout the great State of Florida and our entire nation are becoming more aware of the tremendous growth in the various crimes, and WHEREAS, Murder, rape, robbery, and arson appear to be an _ every day occurance in every state and community in the United States, and WHEREAS, The citizens are being burdened by excessive costs involved in funding the courts which are overburdened by excessive crime case loads, and WHEREAS, Criminals appear to have little or no respect for law enforcement agencies who are frustrated at criminals being turned back on the streets for little or no reasons, and WHEREAS, Many citizens are afraid to venture away from their homes, day or night, for fear of robbery or bodily harm, and WHEREAS, Under present laws and decisions, trials for murder, robbery, rape and arson are delayed for long periods of time before any type of judgment is rendered by the courts, and WHEREAS, Attorneys are using the writ of habeus corpus, thereby improperly keeping final judgment from being exercised, making a farce of justice in the Criminal Judicial System, and , WHEREAS, Senate Bill 653 by the Honorable Strom Thurmond, and Senate Bill 2543 by the Honorable Lawton Chiles and others, have been introduced to specifically expediate and correct abuses in the Criminal Judicial System, and WHEREAS, These bills have been held on the Senate Calendar awaiting action for over fifteen (15) months, and WHEREAS, House Resolution 3416 by the Honorable Charles Bennett and Bill Chappell has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary on May 4, 1981, with no action to date, and WHEREAS, It is necessary for the American public to make their wishes known to all elected officials concerning the need for action, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives are hereby requested and urged to take immediate action to correct problems in dealing with criminals and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution be sent to all individuals and groups that may be helpful in bringing about citizen involvement for action, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution has been adopted this 14th day of December » 1982 by the City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. wrest, LoL A62$ City Clerk The form and legal sufficiency of the foregoing has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney. T QS RA SD D. Michael ‘Chesser